Bow International

4 min. di lettura

An often forgotten aspect of tuning a bow is correctly fitting the nock to the string. Most brands of nocks will only come in two sizes: small or large, which makes it a simple choice to choose the correct nock for the string, right? Unfortunately th

Grit

6 min. di lettura

If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably watched arrows arc silently through thin air in amazement. You’ve waited in anticipation to see if they hit the mark. When a shot flies true, the thrill of the bull’s-eye is tangible even to the observe

Bow International

7 min. di lettura

With the advent of the knight in the 11th century, the social elite fought with lance, shield, and sword as a mounted warrior in armour, while the cheaper bow was a weapon of the lower ranks of society. Literature of the era, however, paid little to

Total Film

1 min. di lettura

THIS MONTH ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES Q In Costner’s Hood romp, Robin saves a hanging child by slicing through the rope with a well-aimed arrow. A credible bullseye moment or wide of the mark? A JOHN STANLEY, EDITOR OF BOW INTERNATIONAL I say yes

Bow International

6 min. di lettura

With a modern three piece recurve bow, we do not hold the bow in the centre. This means that we do not draw the limbs back evenly; if the limb bolts are set equal most target archers shooting with a Mediterranean release will draw the top limb back f

Bow International

1 min. di lettura

I was struck by a comment from ArcheryGB's Jon Nott in the last issue, during an illuminating discussion on sustainability and consumables. He said: “The amount of times I've seen someone with an old set of arrows with a brand new bow. You'd have bee

Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Requiring stealth, focus and precision, archery season holds a particular allure for outdoorsmen and women. But archery is not just for hunters. Shooting arrows at a target is highly rewarding for those who flourish at sports such as golf and tennis

Bow International

5 min. di lettura

Competitive archers are always looking for an advantage and constantly musing over how they can improve their equipment. Arrows are always high on the list with questions like: "can my choice of shaft buy me points, will one set of arrows be better t

Bow International

8 min. di lettura

Learning how to tune your bow can feel like navigating through a minefield of settings which all affect each other. There are endless parameters you could change, but how do you know which ones you should change? And in which order? Many intermediate

Deer & Deer Hunting

5 min. di lettura

Summer is in full swing and you’re a busy bee. Clover plots need to be mowed, entrance and exit trails need to be manicured and stands need to be hung. You’re working hard — going the extra mile to ensure fall success. As you labor, remember one thin

Bow International

11 min. di lettura

I've feel always thought that the hardest thing for novice archers is attempting to understand and navigate the technical minefield that is unfortunately an essential part of archery. It’s really easy to over whelmed and incompetent. Whilst you can s

Bow International

5 min. di lettura

Fully tuning a barebow for field and target stringwalking may take some time depending on your experience level. The main issue with string walking is that it continually changes the tiller, and thus the cast of your bow, because as you move your han

Bow International

2 min. di lettura

The HS3 is the latest and greatest tool for checking peak weight and holding weight. With new weight functions (including a luggage/fish function!) this model is the most diverse of its kind. They claims it's even more accurate now, too, and has a ne

Bow International

4 min. di lettura

Watching a repeat on television, you can often tell how much time has passed since the programme was made by looking at the technology used. Seeing the boxy cars of the sixties, the massive mobile phones of the eighties, and the clunky laptops of a d

Bow International

5 min. di lettura

It always astonishes me when I hear phrases from regular archers like: "I don’t put much effort in my wooden arrows because they will never be as good as carbon anyway." And even: "I never make my own arrows! Why would I?" Yet the same archers worry

Bow International

6 min. di lettura

I enjoyed my beginners’ course enormously; it was very rewarding. But I don’t remember being taught anything about basic bow set-up, or even simple maintenance tasks: that had to wait for my coaching course. Until then I relied on the kindness of str

Bow International

4 min. di lettura

Have you ever wanted to know how the world’s best pros set-up and tune their equipment? Well now, thanks to USA Archery, you can join legends Jesse Broadwater and Brady Ellison in a virtual pro-shop, learning step by step the processes they use to bu

Game & Fish West

1 min. di lettura

While basic bow maintenance tools—screwdrivers, pliers, Allen wrenches, etc.—are relatively simple and probably already on your workbench, a complete archery tool set includes a bow press, an arrow cut-off saw and an arrow fletching jig. With these,

Family Tree

3 min. di lettura

IF YOU’VE BEEN INTRIGUED by archery after watching Hawkeye in the Avengers movies or Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games series, you’re in good company. As Fred Bear, a forefather of American bowhunting (who might be a tad biased), put it, “The hist

Bow International

7 min. di lettura

THE MORE I PRACTICE THE LUCKIER I GET.” - QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO GOLFER GARY PLAYER. If like me you have been missing the competition scene and you are finding training hard with no events to work towards, you clearly need a fresh challenge. Whether we

The Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters

5 min. di lettura

My daughter, Emma Ray, is growing fast. At 12 years old, she’s over 5 feet tall and strong for her age. Her old bow’s draw length was too short and the bow limbs were maxed out. She was ready for her first “real” bow. So, I did the research, consulte

Deer & Deer Hunting

6 min. di lettura

Shooting a bow isn’t difficult, but consistent accuracy can be. Two distinctly independent “machines” must work synergistically to deliver a perfectly placed arrow. First, the mechanical machine, consisting of the bow and its collective accessories,

Game & Fish West

5 min. di lettura

Speed kills. Until it doesn’t. For a lot of years, bow manufacturers (in response to the demand of bowhunters) focused much of their efforts on building compounds that could deliver blistering speeds. Each new model was in a race to see who could bui

Bow International

5 min. di lettura

IN ASSOCIATION WITH I'M THINKING ABOUT TRYING A KISSER BUTTON. THEY SEEM TO GO IN AND OUT OF FASHION? The kisser button is a simple device attached to your recurve bow string to help with shot consistency. The logic behind it is that it is one more r

Grit

7 min. di lettura

Accuracy counts for everything in archery. Whether you’re hunting or target shooting, even small misses can have bad results. Although we see archers consistently shoot bull’s-eyes in Hollywood movies, developing accuracy is actually pretty challengi

Shooting Times & Country

5 min. di lettura

Lockdown is lifting at last and it’s fun to look back on the many projects I undertook while confined to barracks. While people across the country used the spring and summer of forced confinement to learn new languages and catch up on their reading,

Bow International

5 min. di lettura

Arrows change over time so you should never keep one (or more) solely as a bareshaft, because when you come to use it, it will behave differently to your regularly shot fletched arrows. If you need to do a bareshaft test, then make one out of your se

Bow International

2 min. di lettura

The all-time record with a conventional hand bow was set by Don Brown of the USA at Smith Creek in 1987, at 1,222 metres. But the absolute flight archery record was set with a footbow by bowyer and archer Harry Drake, perhaps the most legendary name

Bow International

7 min. di lettura

In part one in Bow issue 145, we explored all the reasons why you would want to take on this challenge; working towards achieving the Olympic qualifying score (WA70 Men 640 Women 605) without giving up everything else in your life. We also looked at

Bow International

4 min. di lettura

The Uukha Xpro2 riser, new for 2019, is available in 25" and 27" versions. With a 30.5" draw I was looking to upgrade my ageing Uukha Xprolite, and was all set to put my order in for a 25" riser, when I received an email from Patrick at the company: